PartI: Modelling and simulation.- Chapter1: Modelling of Photovoltaic systems for real-time hardware simulation.- Chapter2: Hardware-in-the-loop simulation of high-power modular converters and drives.- Chapter3: Concept and Implementation of a Rotor Position Detection Method for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines based on Linear Halls.- Chapter4: A Discrete-Time Robust MRAC Applied on Grid-Side Current Control of a Grid-Connected Three-Phase Converter with LCL Filter.- Chapter5: Electro thermal characterization of double sided cooling Si power module.- Chapter6: Integrated design process and sensitivity analysis of a hybrid electric propulsion system for future aircraft.- Chapter7: Direct Torque Control Applied to DFIG Supplied Via Three Level-Inverter Under Random Behavior Wind Speed.- Chapter8: Sensorless control strategy for Switched Reluctance Traction Drive based on high frequency injection.- Chapter9: Optimization of offshore wind farms with HVAC and HVDC transmission networks.- Chapter10: Low-side MOSFET current sensing technique for Automotive Applications.- Chapter11: Input-State Feedback Linearization of a Boost DC/DC Converter.- Chapter12: 2-D Analytical Model of Conventional Switched Reluctance Machines.- Chapter13: Effects of synchronous motors parameters variations on efficiency maps.- Chapter14: Structural Analysis and Modular Control Law for Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC).- Chapter15: Simulation of an Islanded DC Microgrid Using Instantaneous and Average modeling approaches.- PartII: Control and power management.- Chapter16: Digital Control of a FFC NMR Relaxometer Power Supply.- Chapter17: Blended antilock braking system control method for all-wheel drive electric sport utility vehicle.- Chapter18: Voltage boost by neutral point supply of AC machine.- Chapter19: Performance Analysis of a Micro-Grid System Composed of Renewable Energy Sources with Hybrid Energy Storage System.- Chapter20: Management and Control of Smart Transformer-fed LV Distribution Networks during Grid Faults.- Chapter21: Efficient Power Management Strategies for High Energy Demanding Industrial Plants.- Chapter22: Droop Control Strategy for Voltage Source Converters Containing Renewable Power Sources.- PartIII: Design, optimisation, identification and diagnosis.- Chapter23: ISO26262-compliant Development of a High Dependable Automotive Powertrain Item.- Chapter24: A Fault Localization Method for Single-phase to Ground Faults in LV Smart Distribution Grids.- Chapter25: Smart Sensors in Smart Cities Collaborate for Indoor Air Quality.- Chapter26: A low-cost monitoring and fault detection system for stand-alone photovoltaic systems using IoT technique.- Chapter27: A New Approach for Effective Position/Speed Sensor Fault Detection in PMSM Drives.- Chapter28: Fractional Order System Identification Method for Online Monitoring of Humidity of Electrochemical Hydrogen Pumps.- Chapter29: Report on Lithium-ion Battery Ageing Tests.- Chapter30: Electrochemical impedance parameter extraction for online control of reformed methanol high temperature PEM fuel cells.- Chapter31: Multi-objective Optimization of a DC-DC Boost Converter including Control Strategy and Stability Constraint.- Chapter32: Performance testing of a piezoelectric device for extracting energy from vibrations.- Chapter33: Hybrid DC-DC Converters with Topology Morphing Control and Post-Fault Operation Capability.- Chapter34: Generator Topologies for Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine.- PartIV: Advances in photovoltaic applications.- Chapter35: Real-Time procedure to detect losses in photovoltaic generators using the instantaneous and the translated Performance Rati.- Chapter36: Matlab/Simulink interface design and implementation for PV arrays reconfiguration.- Chapter37: Experimental